Gymnoconia

noun

Gym·​no·​co·​nia

ˌjimnəˈkōnēə

: a genus of rusts (order Uredinales) having naked aecial sori and 2-celled teliospores and including a rust (G. interstitialis) of the raspberry and blackberry

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from gymn- + Greek konis dust + New Latin -ia

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